child sexual abuse

October 25, 2018, 10:32 am

Seven years after Manny Waks publicly revealed he was sexually abused at Yeshivah in Melbourne, he attended the National Apology with other victims this week.

June 27, 2018, 10:47 am

National Redress Scheme welcomed

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has welcomed the July 1 start date for the $3.8 billion National Redress Scheme for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse – approved by the Senate last week – while commending Jewish Care Victoria “for its decisive leadership” in becoming the first Australian Jewish organisation to officially sign up to it.

By Shane Desiatnik and Peter Kohn

February 16, 2018, 9:00 am

Leifer faces Israeli court

Malka Leifer finally faced an Israeli judge, after police officers claimed that she was faking mental illness to avoid court proceedings.

By Nathan Jeffay

From left to right: sisters Elly Sapper, Nicole Meyer and Dassi Erlich with Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky.

November 3, 2017, 12:00 am

Leifer extradition on PM’s agenda

CHILD sexual abuse survivor Dassi Erlich is hoping she is close to a breakthrough that could see her alleged attacker, Malka Leifer, face justice.

By Joshua Levi

Shadow attorney-general Mark Dreyfus (left) with Dassi Erlich.

September 28, 2017, 12:00 am

Erlich to meet PM

CHILD sexual abuse survivor Dassi Erlich is set to meet with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday as she escalates her campaign to have former Adass Israel principal Malka Leifer extradited to Australia.

By Joshua Levi

June 15, 2017, 12:00 am

Another ‘significant milestone’ for the Yeshivah Centre

Nechama Bendet’s decision to leave the Yeshivah Centre has been met with cheers by victims of child sexual abuse, who believe she should have left years ago.

By Joshua Levi

Manny Waks (left) and Anton Block at the Night of Healing. Photo: Peter Haskin

March 30, 2017, 12:00 am

Uniting to heal wounds of abuse

In the wake of last week’s Royal Commission hearing, members of the community gathered with lay and spiritual leaders at Caulfield Park Pavilion for what was billed as “a Night of Healing”.

By Rebecca Davis

March 16, 2017, 12:00 am

RCNSW could vote on Feldman membership

All members of the Rabbinic Council of NSW could have an opportunity to vote on the status of Rabbi Pinchus Feldman as an RCNSW member.

By Joshua Levi

December 8, 2016, 12:00 am

Rabbi resigns from roof bodies

Malvern Chabad’s Rabbi Shimshon Yurkowicz has resigned from RCANZ and RCV after a complaint that he acted in a way that hurt victims of child sexual abuse.

By Joshua Levi

November 17, 2016, 12:00 am

Abuse victim suing Yeshivah Centre

A child sexual abuse victim of Rabbi David Kramer has gone public for the first time, claiming his negotiations with Yeshivah Centre have hit a roadblock.

By Joshua Levi

The Yeshivah Centre in Melbourne. The final report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse found that 15 of the 25 Jewish victims that spoke to the Royal Commission in private hearings were abused at Yeshivah in Melbourne or Yeshiva in Sydney.

November 11, 2016, 12:00 am

Yeshivah, Yeshiva recalled to Royal Commission

The Yeshivah Centre, Melbourne, and Yeshiva in Sydney have been recalled to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

By Joshua Levi

Manny Waks and AVB outside the County Court in Melbourne where the Royal Commission hearings into child sexual abuse were held.

October 26, 2015, 12:00 am

Abuse doco sequel set to air

CONVICTED child sexual abuser Daniel “Gug” Hayman reveals that he was sexually abused as a child in a new documentary that will be screened on the ABC on Tuesday night.

By Joshua Levi

Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Telsner. Photo: AJN file

September 3, 2015, 12:00 am

Rabbi Telsner resigns from Yeshivah

CHILD sexual abuse victims and communal leaders have welcomed the resignation of the Yeshivah Centre’s senior rabbi, who stood down on Tuesday, admitting that his conduct towards victims and their families has not be in line with the values of Yeshivah.

By Joshua Levi

December 2, 2014, 12:00 am

Royal Commission subpoenas Jewish organisations

By Joshua Levi

July 7, 2014, 12:00 am

Leifer to face extradition

SIX years after she fled to Israel following allegations of child sexual abuse, former Adass Israel Girls’ School principal Malka Leifer (pictured) could be forced to return to Australia to face the music.

By adam kamien

Enjoy Unlimited Access To The Australian Jewish News Website And All Our Online Content For AUD$18/month Or Just AUD$120/year.